Where does “particípio presente” come from?
particípio presente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese presente, from Old Portuguese presente, from Latin praesēns, from Latin praeesse, from Latin praesum, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
particípio presente (Portuguese): present participle
Definitions
- present participle
Ancestry of “particípio presente”, step by step
particípio presente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese presente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | presente | Pertaining to the current time; present; the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | presente | — |
| 3 | Latin | praesēns | present, immediate, at hand, existing |
| 4 | Latin | praeesse | present active infinitive of praesum; be in front... |
| 5 | Latin | praesum | I am before something; I preside or rule over; I... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Portuguese particípio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | particípio | participle |
| 2 | Latin | participium | a sharing, partaking, participation; participle |
| 3 | Latin | particeps | sharing |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |